Introduction to Bioinformatics

Aim

Bioinformatics is a scientific discipline that supports and advances biomedical research through the management and analysis - statistical or otherwise - of experimental data. As such, it combines expertise and technologies from molecular biology, data analysis, database technology, and information technology.

This course provides biomedical researchers with sufficient theoretical and practical skills to adequately apply bioinformatics in their own work. It combines lectures with computer exercises and aims to introduce you to the basic principles and algorithms of bioinformatics tools.

Location & Organization

Organizer

AMC - Graduate School Amsterdam Medical Centre

Course Director

Barbera D.C. van Schaik

Faculty / Teachers

Dep. of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (KEBB) / Bioinformatics Laboratory

Location / venue

Amsterdam, AMC

Costs

No charge for registered AMC PhD students. Participants who are not AMC or AMC Medical Research BV employees are charged a fee of 500 euro.

Timing & Workload

Duration One week fulltime
ECTS points 1.1
Frequency Once a year
 

Teaching methods used

Lectures and computer exercises.

Examination no

Criteria

Is the course taught in English? yes
Is documentation available? (book, syllabus)? yes
Is the course open for external researchers? yes

More Information

http://www.amc.nl/index.cfm?pid=1267